It's just as well that this surgical doping didn't work! As usual, there's official collusion involved, it seems anything that isn't specifically banned will be used. It's all within the rules, no rules were broken!

The vascular operation on the legs is not unknown in elite cyclists. Years of cardiovascular effort with a closed hip angle can produce restrictions and kinks in the arteries. Stuart O'Grady had a similar operation and I recall there have been other cases in the European peloton recently.

There was a rumour that Armstrong had his shoulders surgically narrowed to make him more aero. He had to have an operation on one anyway due to a break, so had this done at the same time. Or so it is rumoured.

I like that she's now an artist, and possibly more successful at that than she was as an athlete.

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An ungovernable laughter, a joyous agitation which makes the summer stretching before you seem like an unrolling canvas on which you might draw those first rude pure strokes that are free. (Capote)

The vascular operation on the legs is not unknown in elite cyclists. Years of cardiovascular effort with a closed hip angle can produce restrictions and kinks in the arteries. Stuart O'Grady had a similar operation and I recall there have been other cases in the European peloton recently.

It's the temptations of the Faustian pact that makes professional cycling such an appealing subject. All the column inches on Armstrong derive from that premise, I'm surprised it's not become an opera.

The untainted hero is neglected in comparison. There is always a Corinthian ideal, and the cognoscenti have their favourites. But there is always the question of a flaw in the makeup of those who never step up to the plate as a senior pro.

There are those who think purity and commerce can be reconciled, and Greg Lemond means the world to them.

The vascular operation on the legs is not unknown in elite cyclists. Years of cardiovascular effort with a closed hip angle can produce restrictions and kinks in the arteries. Stuart O'Grady had a similar operation and I recall there have been other cases in the European peloton recently.

The vascular operation on the legs is not unknown in elite cyclists. Years of cardiovascular effort with a closed hip angle can produce restrictions and kinks in the arteries. Stuart O'Grady had a similar operation and I recall there have been other cases in the European peloton recently.

It's the temptations of the Faustian pact that makes professional cycling such an appealing subject. All the column inches on Armstrong derive from that premise, I'm surprised it's not become an opera.

The untainted hero is neglected in comparison. There is always a Corinthian ideal, and the cognoscenti have their favourites. But there is always the question of a flaw in the makeup of those who never step up to the plate as a senior pro.

There are those who think purity and commerce can be reconciled, and Greg Lemond means the world to them.

The vascular operation on the legs is not unknown in elite cyclists. Years of cardiovascular effort with a closed hip angle can produce restrictions and kinks in the arteries. Stuart O'Grady had a similar operation and I recall there have been other cases in the European peloton recently.